Molecular Photonic Materials (Prof. Dr  L. De Cola)

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Luisa De Cola  Curriculum Vitae

Name:                Luisa De Cola
Birthdate:           July 15, 1960.
Birthplace:         Messina (Italy)
Education:         Laurea in Chimica cum laude, University of Messina (Italy), July 1983.
Past Position:    Researcher, Dipartimento di Chimica "G.Ciamician", University of   Bologna (Italy), 1990-1998.
Languages:       extremely fluent: Italian and English. Good understanding of French, and Dutch
Present Position: From September 1, 1998, Full Professor University of Amsterdam  (The Netherlands),  chair of Molecular Photonic Materials.

Research and Professional Experience:
 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (NIH and Coulter Electronics) at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA (1984-1986) (Postdoctoral Advisor: Prof. L.M. Vallarino)
 - National Research Council associate researcher , F.R.A.E. CNR of Bologna (1986-89) (Supervisor: Prof. V. Balzani).
 - Visiting researcher University of Fribourg, Switzerland, (Prof. A. von Zelewsky) (Oct. 1987-Feb. 1988).
 - Assistant Professor University of Bologna 1990-1998.
 - Associate researcher (scientific consultant) at the F.R.A.E.-CNR, Bologna (1992-1997).
 - Visiting Professor University of Leuven, Belgium, March 1999.
 - Visiting Professor University of Bordeaux, April 2002.
 - Member of the Editorial Board of Inorganic Chemistry (2002-)
 - Member of the evaluation Committee for the European  projects 5th Framework.
 - Member of the Editorial Board of Chemical Society Review (2003-)
 - Member of the Advisory Board of the Chemistry Department of Imperial College of  London (2003-).
 - Her group was one of the seven team which founded the Amsterdam Nanocenter

Other activities:
 - Secretary of the Italian Group of Photochemistry (GIF) (1989-1993).
 - Member of the Organizing Committee of the II NATO Science Forum on Supramolecular Chemistry  (Taormina December 15-18, 1991 ).
 - Co-editor of the book "Supramolecular Chemistry", NATO ASI series, Kluwer,   Dordrecht, 1992.
 - Lecturer at the EPA Summer School '98, The Netherlands June 1998.
 - Organizer of the 1st BINPHOS (Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands Photochemistry   Symposium), Noordwijk, September 1999.
 - Capita Selecta lectures, University of Leuven, Belgium (1999).
 - Member of the Scientific Committee of the IUPAC on Photochemistry, Dresden, Germany September  2000.
 -Member of the Organizing Committee of the QUANTASOL meeting, Austria March 2002.
 - Organizer of the EPA summer school on Photochemistry, The Netherlands, June 2003.
 - Coordinator of the Eu-COST D11 project: “Photo-, redox- and pH responsive nano-sized dendrimers” (1999-2003).
 - Organizer of the ESF meeting  “Supramolecular Chemistry: Molecular rods, wires and  switches” (Spain September 2002)
 - Coordinator of the EC project  (IST-2001-35503) Light Induced Molecular Motion: Photo-gated devices.
 - Coordinator of the  Marie Curie Training Site (MolPhotonics, HPMT-CT-2001-00311)
 - Participant of several EC projects.

Awards:
 - Prize for chemistry  "Fondazione U. Bonino e M.S. Pulejo" (1986).
 - Prize for Chemistry of the "Accademia di Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche  di Napoli"  (1993).
 - Federchimica National Prize "per un futuro intelligente (for a smart future)" (1995).
 - International Prize of the European Photochemistry Association"Grammaticakis-Neumann" (1995).

Expertise :
She has experience in the design, synthesis, photochemical and photophysical properties of large (supra)molecular systems such as polynuclear compounds linked by saturated and conjugated bridging ligands, dendrimers, molecular switches.  In general, the purpose of the work has been the development of functional systems able to respond to an external stimulus such e.g. light. 
She has industrial collaborations with Philips Research on electroluminescent  materials,  and with Roche  Diagnostics on luminescent probes.
Her scientific activity is documented by several seminars and invited lectures in Europe, in Japan, in the United States and in China.

She has several collaboration with European (e.g. University of Bonn, University of Regensburg, University of Muenster, University of Birmingham, University of Ferrara, Dublin City University, University of Nijmegen, University of Bordeaux, University of Marseilles) and American Universities (e.g. UCLA, Los Angeles). She has 95 publications in international journals, 2 patents, 2 chapters in books, and 2 edited book.

Publications Luisa De Cola 2002-2003

A. Dirksen, E. Zuidema , RM, Williams, L De Cola, C. Kauffmann, F. Vogtle, A. Roque, F. Pina “Photoactivity and pH sensitivity of methyl orange functionalized poly(propyleneamine) dendrimers”
Macromolecules 35, 2743, 2002.

B.K. Kaletas, R.M. Williams, B. Konig, L. De Cola “Strong fluorescence enhancement of 2-bromo-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)maleimide upon coordination to a Lewis-acidic metal complex”
Chem. Commun.  776, 2002.

M. Staffilani, P. Belser, L. De Cola, F. Hartl “Redox control of conformation and luminescence of a dinuclear ruthenium(II) complex with a bis-dipyridophenazine bridging ligand”
Eu. J. Inorg. Chem. 335, 2002.

B. Mehmetaj, J.G. Haasnoot, L. De Cola, G.A. van Albada, I. Mutikainen, U. Turpeinen, J. Reedijk “Syntheses, Characterization, X-ray Crystal Structure, Redox and Photophysical Properties of Polypyridylruthenium(II) Complexes Containing Carboxylate-Substitueted Pyridyltriazoles”
Eu. J. Inorg. Chem. 1765, 2002.

R.M. Williams, L. De Cola, F. Hartl, J.-J. Lagref, J.-M. Planeix, A. De Cian, M.W. Hosseini “Photophysical, electrochemical and electrochromic properties of copper-bis(4,4'-dimethyl-6,6'-diphenyl-2,2'-bipyridine) complexes”
Coord. Chem Rev. 230 253, 2002

L.H. Gade C.H. Galka, K.W. Hellmann, R.M. Williams, L. De Cola, I. J. Scowen, M. McPartlin  “Tetraaminoperylenes: Their Efficient Synthesis and Physical Properties”  Chemistry a European Journal, 8, 3732, 2002.

L. De Cola, L. Prodi, N. Zaccheroni, B. König “pH Controlled Emission of Ruthenium(II)-tris-bipyridine Complexes”
Inorganica Chimica Acta 336, 28, 2002.

S. Campagna, S. Serroni, F. Puntoriero, F. Loiseau, L. De Cola, C.J. Kleverlaan, J. Becher, A. Ploug Sørensen, P. Hascoat, N. Thorup ”Coupling of metal-based light-harvesting antennae and electron donor subunits: trinuclear ruthenium(II) complexes containing tetrathiafulvalene-substituted polypyridine ligands”
Chemistry a European Journal, 8, 4461, 2002.

M. Kercher, B. König,  H. Zieg, L. De Cola ”Photoinduced Energy- and Electron Transfer Processes within Dynamic Self-assembled Donor-Acceptor Arrays”
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 11541, 2002.

M. Staffilani, P. Belser, F. Hartl, C. J. Kleverlaan, L. De Cola ”Photophysical Properties of Homodinuclear Ruthenium(II) and Osmium(II) Complexes with a Bis-(dipyridophenazine) Bridging Ligand. From Pico- to Microsecond Time-Resolution”
J. Phys. Chem.A., 106, 9242, 2002.

H.F.M. Nelissen, M. Kercher, L. De Cola, M.C. Feiters, R. J.M. Nolte ”Photoinduced Electron Transfer between Metal Coordinated Cyclodextrin
Assemblies and Viologens ”
Chemistry a European Journal 8, 5407, 2002.

S. Welter, K. Brunner, J.W. Hofstraat, L. De Cola  ”Electroluminescent Device with Reversible Switching between Red and Green Emission”
Nature 421, 54, 2003.

E. A. Plummer, J. W. Hofstraat, and L. De Cola “Monuclear and dinuclear Iridium(III) complexes. Synthesis and photophysics”
Dalton Transactions 10, 2080, 2003.

J.M. Haider, R.M. Williams, L. De Cola, Z. Pikramenou “Vectorial Control of Energy Transfer Processes in Metallocyclodextrin Heterometallic Assemblies”
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. Engl. 42, 1830, 2003.

L.H. Gade, C.H. Galka, R.M. Williams, L. De Cola, M. McPartlin, B. Dong and L. Chi “Synthesis, Photophysical Properties and Nano-Crystal Formation  of a New Class of Tetra-N-substituted Perylenes”
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. Engl. 42, 2677, 2003.

S. Leroy-Lhez, C. Belin, A. D' Aleo, R.M. Williams, L. De Cola, F. Fages “Extending excited state lifetimes by interchromophoric triplet state equilibration in a pyrene-Ru(II)diimine- dyad system”
Supramolecular Chemistry  15, 627,  2003.

P.B. Glover, P.R. Ashton, L.J. Childs, A. Rodger, M. Kercher, R.M. Williams, L.
De Cola, Z. Pikramenou “Hairpin-Shaped Heterometallic Luminescent Lanthanide complexes for DNA Interactive Recognition”
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 9918, 2003.

M. Staffilani, E. Höss, U. Giesen, E. Schneider,  F. Hartl, H.-P. Josel, L. De Cola
“Multimetallic Ruthenium(II) Complexes as Electrochemiluminescent Labels”
Inorg. Chem. 42, 7789, 2003.

A. Dirksen, L. De Cola
“Photoinduced Processes in Dendrimers”
in “Dendrimers and Nanosciences” Ed. Astruc, D., C.R. Chimie, Paris, 6, 873,  2003.

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